Integrated shaver and hair trimmer device with adjustable handle

Abstract

An integrated shaver and hair trimmer device with an adjustable handle includes a shaver and trimmer assembly with a shaver/trimmer head including one or more cutting blade assemblies and an elongated handle assembly connected to the shaver and trimmer assembly. The shaver and trimmer assembly and the handle assembly are constructed and arranged such that at a point of connection of the assemblies either the shaver and trimmer assembly or the handle assembly move or pivot about the point of connection to adjust a position or angle of the handle assembly relative to the shaver and trimmer assembly. The device is further constructed and arranged to securely and removably fix the handle assembly at a required or desired position or angle relative to the shaver and trimmer assembly including any one of a multiple of positions or any position within a certain range of movement of the handle assembly. Alternatively, the handle assembly is constructed and arranged at a fixed position or angle relative to the shaver and trimmer assembly. The device may further include an extension arm movably connected to the handle assembly to permit the handle assembly to be lengthened or shortened. The integrated shaver and hair trimmer device may be constructed as either a battery-operated device or as an electric device.

1. A battery operated shaver and hair trimmer with an adjustable handle comprising:
 a shaver/trimmer assembly including a housing and at least one set of shaving blades disposed within the housing along a first end of the shaver/trimmer assembly, each set of shaving blades being configured and further disposed such that a least a portion of each set of shaving blades projects from the housing and is accessible from an area external to the housing; 
 at least one hair trimmer blade connected to the shaver/trimmer assembly such that at least a portion of the hair trimmer blade projects from the housing and is accessible from an area external to the housing; 
 at least one battery disposed within the housing; 
 a handle assembly removably connected to a second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly and including a handle and a connecting assembly, a first end of the connecting assembly being constructed and arranged to removably connect the handle assembly to the second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly, and a second end of the connecting assembly having a point of connection to the handle constructed and arranged to permit at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle to pivot about the point of connection to dispose at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle at a position or angle relative to the other; 
 the handle including at least one actuator button disposed along a side of the handle about the point of connection, the actuator button being disposed for actuation from an area external to the handle and being further disposed and configured such that the actuator button, when actuated, permits at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle to pivot about the point of connection and, when not actuated, disposes at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle at a releasably fixed position or angle relative to the other; 
 at least one tab or pimple disposed along at least one side of the connecting assembly, the tab or pimple being further disposed and configured such that at least one locking hole defined along the second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly receives at least a portion of the tab or pimple to removably connect the connecting assembly and the handle to the shaver/trimmer assembly; 
 at least one connection button disposed along at least one side of the connecting assembly, the connection button being disposed for actuation from an area external to the handle and being further disposed and configured such that the connection button, when actuated, removes the tab or pimple from the locking hole to permit the connecting assembly and the handle to disconnect from the shaver/trimmer assembly; and 
 the second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly being constructed and arranged to permit the second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly to removably connect to a battery charger. 
 
   
   
     2. The shaver and hair trimmer of  claim 1 , wherein the connecting assembly is constructed and arranged to dispose at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle at at least one select position of a plurality of releasably fixed positions. 
   
   
     3. The shaver and hair trimmer of  claim 1 , wherein the connecting assembly is constructed and arranged to dispose at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle at at least one select position of a range of releasably fixed positions. 
   
   
     4. The shaver and hair trimmer of  claim 1 , further comprising a motor disposed within the housing of the shaver/hair trimmer assembly, the motor being operatively coupled to the at least one set of shaving blades. 
   
   
     5. The shaver and hair trimmer of  claim 4 , further comprising a switch disposed along the housing of the shaver/trimmer assembly, the switch being further disposed and configured such that the switch, when actuated or deactuated, operatively couples the at least one battery with the motor. 
   
   
     6. An electric shaver and hair trimmer with an adjustable handle comprising:
 a shaver/trimmer assembly including a housing and at least one set of shaving blades disposed within the housing along a first end of the shaver/trimmer assembly, each set of shaving blades being configured and further disposed such that a least a portion of each set of shaving blades projects from the housing and is accessible from an area external to the housing; 
 at least one hair trimmer blade connected to the shaver/trimmer assembly such that at least a portion of the hair trimmer blade projects from the housing and is accessible from an area external to the housing; 
 at least one motor disposed within the housing and operatively coupled to the at least one set of shaving blades and to a port defined alone the shaver and hair trimmer and configured for receiving electrical power; 
 a handle assembly removably connected to a second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly and including a handle and a connecting assembly, a first end of the connecting assembly being constructed and arranged to removably connect the handle assembly to the second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly, and a second end of the connecting assembly having a point of connection to the handle constructed and arranged to permit at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle to pivot about the point of connection to dispose at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle at a position or angle relative to the other; 
 the handle including at least one actuator button disposed along a side of the handle about the point of connection, the actuator button being disposed for actuation from an area external to the handle and being further disposed and configured such that the actuator button, when actuated, permits at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle to pivot about the point of connection and, when not actuated, disposes at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle at a releasably fixed position or angle relative to the other; 
 at least one tab or pimple disposed along at least one side of the connecting assembly, the tab or pimple being further disposed and configured such that at least one locking hole defined along the second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly receives at least a portion of the tab or pimple to removably connect the connecting assembly and the handle to the shaver/trimmer assembly; and 
 at least one connection button disposed along at least one side of the connecting assembly, the connection button being disposed for actuation from an area external to the handle and being further disposed and configured such that the connection button, when actuated, removes the tab or pimple from the locking hole to permit the connecting assembly and the handle to disconnect from the shaver/trimmer assembly. 
 
   
   
     7. The shaver and hair trimmer of  claim 6 , wherein the connecting assembly is constructed and arranged to dispose at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle at at least one select position of a plurality of releasably fixed positions. 
   
   
     8. The shaver and hair trimmer of  claim 6 , wherein the connecting assembly is constructed and arranged to dispose at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle at at least one select position of a range of releasably fixed positions. 
   
   
     9. The shaver and hair trimmer of  claim 6 , further comprising a switch disposed along the housing of the shaver/trimmer assembly, the switch being further disposed and configured such that the switch, when actuated or deactuated, causes the motor to be powered. 
   
   
     10. A battery operated shaver and hair trimmer with an adjustable handle comprising:
 a shaver/trimmer assembly including a housing and at least one set of shaving blades disposed within the housing along a first end of the shaver/trimmer assembly, each set of shaving blades being configured and further disposed such that a least a portion of each set of shaving blades projects from the housing and is accessible from an area external to the housing; 
 at least one hair trimmer blade connected to the shaver/trimmer assembly such that at least a portion of the hair trimmer blade projects from the housing and is accessible from an area external to the housing; 
 means to supply power to the at least one set of shaving blades; 
 a handle assembly removably connected to a second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly and including a handle and a connecting assembly, a first end of the connecting assembly being constructed and arranged to removably connect the handle assembly to the second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly, and a second end of the connecting assembly having a point of connection to the handle constructed and arranged to permit at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle to pivot about the point of connection to dispose at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle at a position or angle relative to the other; 
 the handle including at least one actuator button disposed along a side of the handle about the point of connection, the actuator button being disposed for actuation from an area external to the handle and being further disposed and configured such that the actuator button, when actuated, permits at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle to pivot about the point of connection and, when not actuated, disposes at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle at a releasably fixed position or angle relative to the other; 
 at least one tab or pimple disposed along at least one side of the connecting assembly, the tab or pimple being further disposed and configured such that at least one locking hole defined along the second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly receives at least a portion of the tab or pimple to removably connect the connecting assembly and the handle to the shaver/trimmer assembly; 
 at least one connection button disposed along at least one side of the connecting assembly, the connection button being disposed for actuation from an area external to the handle and being further disposed and configured such that the connection button, when actuated, removes the tab or pimple from the locking hole to permit the connecting assembly and the handle to disconnect from the shaver/trimmer assembly; and 
 the second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly being constructed and arranged to permit the second end of the shaver/trimmer assembly to removably connect to a battery charger. 
 
   
   
     11. The shaver and hair trimmer of  claim 10 , wherein the connecting assembly is constructed and arranged to dispose at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle at at least one select position of a plurality of releasably fixed positions. 
   
   
     12. The shaver and hair trimmer of  claim 10 , wherein the connecting assembly is constructed and arranged to dispose at least one of the connecting assembly and the handle at at least one select position of a range of releasably fixed positions. 
   
   
     13. The shaver and hair trimmer of  claim 10 , wherein means to supply power to the at least one set of shaving blades includes at least one motor disposed in the housing and operatively coupled to the at least one set of shaving blades, and at least one battery disposed in the housing and operatively coupled to the motor. 
   
   
     14. The shaver and hair trimmer of  claim 13 , further comprising a switch disposed along the housing of the shaver/trimmer assembly, the switch being further disposed and configured such that the switch, when actuated or deactuated, operatively couples the at least one battery with the at least one motor. 
   
   
     15. The shaver and hair trimmer of  claim 10 , wherein means to supply power to the at least one set of shaving blades includes at least one motor disposed in the housing and operatively coupled to the at least one set of shaving blades, and means configured for receiving and supplying electrical power to the motor. 
   
   
     16. The shaver and hair trimmer of  claim 15 , further comprising a switch disposed along the housing of the shaver/trimmer assembly, the switch being further disposed and configured such that the switch, when actuated or deactuated, permits electrical power to be supplied to the at least one motor.